'Diggers down all in Brush Dual

Hosting Pre-Holiday Invite, Dec. 19

By Katie Collins Brush News-Tribune Staff Writer

Posted:
12/15/2015 08:45:30 AM MST

Updated:
12/15/2015 08:46:33 AM MST

A first place team finish delighted ‘Digger hometown fans who flooded the Brush High School gym over the weekend to witness the team’s first home meet of the season. Among a field that included teams from Fossil Ridge, Heritage High, Northridge and University, the Beetdiggers brought their best, taking down Fossil Ridge 45-30, Heritage High 56-17, Northridge 64-18 and University 60-15. Against Fossil Ridge, Brush grapplers brought in eight wins, including forfeits that earned juniors Riggs Tann (220), Andrew Guzman (285) and sophomore Caleb Cox (106) six points each. In his 113 class, sophomore Colin Cole brought home a win by fall in just 50 seconds and in the 160 class, senior Arnoldo Maltos-Garcia won by fall in 1:23.In the 152 division, junior Jeron Petterson earned a win by fall in just 33 seconds and in his 132 division, freshman Wyatt Pfau earned a win by fall in just 24 seconds. Freshman Oswaldo Nunez brought in three points for the Brush effort with his 8-5 winning decision. Over Heritage High, Cole (113) earned a 8-0 major decision for win number two for the sophomore. Oswaldo Nunez (126) brought in his second win with another major decision, this time 10-0.Wyatt Pfau’s second win came by fall in 1:10 and senior Arnoldo Maltos-Garcia’s second win came by fall in just 58 seconds. Other Brush scorers included Andrew Guzman, Caleb Cox, junior Jason Weseman, sophomore David Dunham, senior Randy Woodward and junior Riggs Tann, who all brought in six points via forfeit.

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Another fierce showing was brought by the Beetdiggers during their dual with Northridge, sparking wins for Cox (106) in a 46 second fall, Cole (113), in a 50 second fall, Randy Woodward (170) in a fall in 4:10 and Riggs Tann (220), in a fall in 4:05 and Jeron Petterson (152) earned his win by fall in 1:26. Nunez (126) brought in points with his 11-2 major decision win.Jaseon Weseman (120), Wyatt Pfau (132), David Dunham (138), Isaac Morales (145) and Arnoldo Maltos-Garcia (160) all captured points via forfeit. In battling the Bulldogs of University, Brush captured a plethora of points on the mats, including Cole’s 46 second win by fall (113), Cox’s win by fall in just 54 seconds, Jason Weseman’s 11-5 winning decision (120), Oswaldo Nunez’ win by fall in 3:11 (126), Wyatt Pfau’s win by fall in 1:33 (132).David Dunham (138) earned a win by forfeit and Arnoldo Maltos-Garcia earned his points via a 4-3 decision. For the heavy hitters, Randy Woodward (170) took points via forfeit, Toby McDonald (182) earned a fall in 3:28, Riggs Tann (220) earned a forfeit win along with Andrew Guzman (285). After grabbing a great deal of experience against a variety of teams so early on, the Beetdigger varsity and junior varsity grapplers are setting their sights on another hard-hitting hometown showing, this time as they gear up for the annual Brush Pre-Holiday Invitational, slated to hit ‘Digger mats at BHS on Saturday, Dec. 19, with a start time of 9 a.m.Teams in attendance include Brush, Falcon, Florence, Frederick, Gateway, Lotus School, Rocky Ford, Standley Lake, Strasburg, Vista Peak and Windsor.The round of match-ups will conclude the year’s meets for the Beetdiggers, who will take to the mats once again in 2016 as they travel for a January 7 Platte Valley/Estes Park/Brush Triangular.

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